Having problems with your computer? Windows 11 releases a tool that promises to revive it on its own.
One tool we've been waiting for Microsoft to finally begin testing among users of previous versions of Windows 11 is Quick Machine Recovery, a recovery feature designed to prevent incidents like last year's CrowdStrike .
However, after what happened with Crowdstrike, Microsoft announced Quick Machine Recovery last year, a feature that could at least help prevent this type of outage.
In this way, Microsoft's new Windows tool requests access to the operating system recovery environment, where the computer can access the network and provide Microsoft with diagnostic information.
From there, Microsoft can deploy fixes remotely through Windows Update.
In an official post, Microsoft explains this new tool in detail: “When enabled, it resolves widespread boot issues on Windows 11 devices by automatically detecting and applying fixes.”
Quick Device Recovery (QMR), part of the Windows Resilience Initiative announced at Ignite 2024, is now available in the latest Windows Insider Preview build. When enabled, this feature addresses common boot issues on Windows 11 devices by automatically detecting and applying fixes, reducing system downtime and manual intervention. When a critical boot failure occurs, the device connects to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), connects to the network, and sends diagnostic data to Microsoft, which can deploy targeted fixes via Windows Update.
This feature is enabled by default, so it can be used when you encounter startup issues or problems like CrowdStrike.
This feature is currently available in the Windows 11 Preview channel and will be available to everyone soon in the stable release.